Man, 21, arrested after teenager hospitalised

A Masterton man faces a charge of wounding related to a punch allegedly thrown at a Carterton party that left a teenager fighting for his life on Saturday night.
Pouwhare Naera, 21, a labourer, entered no plea to a charge of wounding with intent to injure when he appeared yesterday in Masterton District Court.
He was remanded in custody until Thursday with his lawyer Frank Minehan telling the court he would seek bail for his client.
The victim, a Carterton man, 17, suffered serious head injuries after allegedly being punched and falling a metre from a deck to a concrete pad on Saturday night, inquiry head and Wellington CIB Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Borrell said.
He said the injured man was rushed to Wairarapa Hospital by ambulance in a serious condition at 1am.
"We were initially very concerned as the early indication was that the young man's injuries were life-threatening. We are presently endeavouring to speak to all partygoers present and would still like to speak to anyone who may have seen this incident occur," Mr Borrell said.
He said about 12.30am on Sunday an ambulance was called to a Wyndham Street, Carterton, address where a party of about 60 young people was in progress.
He said paramedics and police found the young man unconscious and suffering "a significant head injury."
Mr Borrell said the injured man was rushed to hospital and later airlifted to Wellington ICU where he remained "in a critical condition with what were considered to be life-threatening head injuries".
Mr Borrell said police inquiries had found Naera had punched the injured man, probably only once, causing him to fall from a wooden deck on to a concrete pad about a metre below.
He said the injured man's condition has now improved and he is making steady progress.
Wellington Hospital spokesman Michael Toll said late yesterday the injured man is in a stable condition in a head trauma ward.
Wyndham Street neighbours, who wish to remain anonymous, said the occupants of the house where the gathering was held had thrown "three or four real doozies" in a string of parties since moving to the street six months ago.
A neighbour, who was forced to put in earplugs to block out the noise, said revellers quietened down briefly when police asked them to disperse but returned quickly to the party "like moths to a light bulb," once authorities had left.
She said she was woken at 5am, "by someone punching a punching bag ".
Another neighbour, who had bottles smashed on his driveway, said he didn't get any sleep on Saturday night.
"The whole street was up in arms. No one got any sleep in the street. It was disgusting I tell ya we don't need this," he said.